On 23. and 24. March 2021 we will organize the big multinational event “Day of Democracy” in Slovenia, which will be organized online duo to COVID pandemic.
The main event theme of the big event in Slovenia will be the state of Democracy in EU, particularly in the partner countries. Many different measurements for the state of democracy in Europe and around the world as Democracy Index (compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit) and Global State of Democracy Indices (compiled by the International IDEA), show that democracy in Europe is declaiming and its promise needs revival. Indeed, the value, viability and future of democracy are more contested now than ever before in modern history, or at least since the 1930s. While the past four decades have seen a remarkable expansion of democracy throughout all regions of the world, recent years have been marked by declines in the fabric of both older and younger democracies. While the idea of democracy continues to mobilize people around the world, the practice of existing democracies has disappointed and disillusioned many citizens and democracy advocates.
EVENT AGENDA
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL-EUROPEAN TIME (Paris, Brussels, Madrid, Podgorica, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Budapest)
| Date and Time | Program |
| Day 1: 23 March, 2021 | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Registration and technical assistance |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Welcome and short presentation of the project – Simon Wltavsky, director of Institute TREND-PRIMA, Maribor |
| Introductory speech: | |
| 10.45 – 11.30 | State of Democracy in Europe, current trends – Simon Wltavsky, director of Institute TREND-PRIMA, Maribor |
| Partner speaches | |
| 11.30 – 11.50 | Presentation of Association for Developing Voluntary Work Novo mesto (DRPDNM) and EU projects – Mitja Bukovec, Project Manager at DRPDNM |
| 11.50 – 12.10 | Do Professionals Take Over? Professionalisation in Civil Society Organisations in Slovak and its impact on their integrity and identity. – Viera Žúborová, Bratislava Policy Institute |
| 12.10 – 13.30 | Lunch Break |
| Partner speaches | |
| 13.30 – 13.50 | How to use international mobility projects as a tool to promote active citizenship among young people – Goran Janevski, InterAktion |
| 13.50 – 14.10 | Youth Parliament – Iva Perić, Europe House Slavonski Brod |
| 14.10 – 14.30 | The status of democracy in Sopronkövesd, Hungary – Máté Deák, Municipality Sopronkövesd |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee Break |
| Expert presentation | |
| 15.00 – 15.45 | What is happening with participatory engagement? Some observations Albin Keuc, director of SLOGA-Slovenian Global Action |
| Day 2: 24 March, 2021 | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Registration and technical assistance |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Welcome and agenda for the second day – Simon Wltavsky, director of Institute TREND-PRIMA, Maribor |
| Partner speaches | |
| 10.45 – 11.05 | Measuring Media Freedom in The Czech Republic – A Comparative Analysis – Alexandra Witkova, ICM Jindrichuv Hradec |
| Expert presentation | |
| 11.05 – 11.50 | Checks on Government – Integrity Watch Slovenia and Integrity Pacts – Vasja Čepič, Legal Officer at Transparency International |
| 11.50 – 12.35 | Participatory Engagement trough EU projects SMUG EU in Old Towns New Results – Ms Franja Bučar, project coordinator at DRPDNM |
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